James Woodcock’s Reviews and Articles

Here are my gaming and technology reviews and articles written for various platforms and gadgetry including Xbox 360, Xbox, PS3, Wii, iPhone, iPod Touch, PC and more…

I still write reviews frequently, however when I owned and operated XboxRules.com in particular, I wrote about 70 articles for the original Microsoft Xbox, which are also included on this page. XboxRules.com ran for over 2 years and reached a staggering 10,000 members before I eventually decided to close it down.

Apple iPhone and iPod Touch Reviews

• Bejeweled 2
• Broken Sword: The Shadow of the Templars – Director’s Cut
• Bullseye
• CoPilot Live Satellite Navigation for Apple iPhone 3G/3GS – VIDEO FEATURE!
• Map My Mind
• Rock Band
• Wolfenstein 3D Classic
• WorldCard Mobile – Business Card Reader

Microsoft Xbox 360 Reviews

• Bankshot Billiards 2
• Bejeweled 2 – (Brit Xbox)
• Burnout Paradise – (Console Monster)
• Comment and Conquer 3: Tiberium Wars – (MSXbox World)
• FIFA Street 3 – (Console Monster)
• FIFA World Cup Germany 2006 – (MSXbox World)
• FIFA 07 – (MSXbox World)
• FIFA 08 – (MSXbox-World)
• FIFA 09 – (MSXbox-World)
• FIFA 10 – (MSXbox-World)
• Fight Night Round 4 – (MSXbox-World) – HD VIDEO REVIEW!
• Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix – (MSXbox World)
• HD DVD Movie Add On Drive – (360monster.com)
• Live Anywhere – Here, There and Everywhere! – (MSXbox World)
• Need for Speed Undercover – (Console Monster)
• NHL 2K6 – (MSXbox World)
• NHL 07 – (MSXbox World)
• OutRun Online Arcade – (MSXbox-World)

– HD VIDEO REVIEW!

• Perfect Dark Zero – (Xbox Solution)
• Robert Ludlem’s The Bourne Conspiracy – (Console Monster)
• SEGA Rally Preview Hands On – Gaming Bloggers Event
• SEGA Superstars Tennis – (Console Monster)
• Serious Sam HD: The First Encounter – (MSXbox-World)
• Sonic and SEGA All Stars Racing – (Console Monster)
• Sonic the Hedgehog – (MSXbox World)
• Sonic the Hedgehog (Xbox Live Arcade) – Console Monster
• Sonic the Hedgehog 2 (Xbox Live Arcade) – (Console Monster)
• Streets of Rage 2 – (Console Monster)
• Superman Returns – (360monster.com)
• The Lord of the Rings: Battle for Middle Earth II – (MSXbox World)
• The Microsoft Online Success Story – (360Zine Online Magazine)
• The Simpsons Game – (MSXbox-World)
• Tiger Woods PGA Tour 08 – (MSXbox-World)
• Tiger Woods PGA Tour 09 – (MSXbox-World)
• Tiger Woods PGA Tour 10 – (MSXbox-World)
• Top Spin 2 – (MSXbox World)
• Top Spin 3 – (Console Monster)
• Top 10 Xbox Live Arcade Games – (Console Monster) – HD VIDEO FEATURE!
• Toy Soldiers
• Transformers War for Cybertron – (Console Monster) – HD VIDEO FEATURE!
• UEFA Champions League 2006 – 2007 – (MSXbox-World)
• UEFA Euro 2008
• Uno – (360monster.com)
• Virtua Tennis 3 – (360monster.com)
• Virtua Tennis 2009 – HD VIDEO FEATURE!
• World Championship Snooker 2007 – (360monster.com)
• Xbox Live and Beyond – (360Zine Online Magazine)
• Xbox Live Vision Camera – (360monster.com)

Nintendo Wii Reviews

• Ghost Squad – (Console Monster)
• Medal of Honor Heroes 2 – (Console Monster)
• NiGHTS: Journey of Dreams – (Console Monster)
• Ninja Reflex – (Console Monster)
• Sonic and the Black Knight – VIDEO REVIEW!
• The House of the Dead 2&3 Return – (Console Monster)

Sony PlayStation 3 Reviews

• 2010 FIFA World Cup South Africa – (Console Monster) – HD VIDEO REVIEW!
• Buzz! Brain of the UK – (Console Monster)
• FIFA Street 3 – (Console Monster)
• Golden Axe: Beast Rider – (Console Monster)
• Peggle – (Console Monster)
• SEGA Mega Drive Ultimate Collection – (Console Monster) – VIDEO REVIEW!
• Space Ace (Blu-ray) – (Console Monster)
• The Club – (Console Monster)

Original Microsoft Xbox Reviews

• Aggressive Inline
• Batman Vengeance
• Blinx
• Broken Sword III
• Burnout
• Burnout 2: Point of Impact
• Championship Manager
• Datel Replacement Live Headset
• Dave Mirra BMX 2
• Dead or Alive Xtreme Beach Volleyball
• Deathrow
• FIFA World Cup 2002
• FIFA Football 2003
• FIFA Football 2004
• FIFA Football 2005
• Harry Potter: The Chamber of Secrets
• Hitman 2: Silent Assassin
• House of the Dead III
• Hunter the Reckoning
• James Bond: Agent Under Fire
• James Bond 007: Everything or Nothing
• Links 2004
• Logic 3 Arcade Controller
• Logic 3 Controller ‘S’ Gamepad
• Logic 3 Steering Wheel
• Logic 3 Wireless Controller
• Lotus Challenge
• Mad Catz Blaster Light Gun
• Medal of Honour: Frontline
• Midtown Madness 3
• Moto GP Ultimate Racing Technology
• Moto GP Ultimate Racing Technology 2
• Moto GP Ultimate Racing Technology 3 – (Xbox Solution)
• NHL Rivals 2004
• Nyko Air Flo EX Controller
• Nyko SpeakerCom
• Outrun 2
• Panzer Dragoon Orta
• Plantronics Gamecom X20 Headset
• Pool Shark 2
• Racing Evoluzione
• RalliSport Challenge 2
• Rayman 3: Hoodlum Havoc
• Return to Castle Wolfenstein: Tides of War
• Serious Sam 2: Second Encounter
• Smart Joy FRAG Keyboard and Mouse Adaptor
• SmartJoy X USB Adapter for Xbox Controller to PC
• Sonic Heroes
• Soul Calibur II
• The Cronicles of Riddick
• The Elder Scrolls III: Morrowind
• The Sims
• Thrustmaster Beretta 92FS Light Gun
• Tiger Woods PGA Tour 2003
• Tiger Woods PGA Tour 2004
• Tiger Woods PGA Tour 2005
• Tiger Woods PGA Tour 2006 – (Xbox Solution)
• Toca Race Driver
• Tom Clancy’s Rainbow Six 3
• Tom Clancy’s Splinter Cell
• Top Spin
• Total Immersion Racing
• Ty The Tasmanian Tiger
• UEFA Euro 2004
• Unreal II: The Awakening
• Whiplash
• World Championship Snooker 2003
• World Championship Snooker 2004
• Xbox Live Online Multiplayer Beta UK Initial Impressions

PC Reviews

• Dance eJay 5 – (PC Rules)
• Live Anywhere: Here, There and Everywhere! – (MSXbox World)

Gadgets and Technology

• Creative Aurvana In-Ear2 Earphones
• Creative ZiiSound D5 Bluetooth Wireless Speakers

Hardware and Accessories Reviews

• Logic 3 LG1700 VGA Box
• Logic 3 Screenbeat Soundstation 2 Speakers
• Pure Digital Digitheatre DTS Speakers
• Thrustmaster 5.1 Surround Speakers – (PC Rules)
• XGA Box